Surgery and procedures CPT 43240 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Endoscopic cyst drainage cost in Grand Forks, ND — inpatient

In Grand Forks, ND-MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy with drainage of a pseudocyst through the stomach wall as an inpatient: from $796.66 to $796.66, with a median of $796.66. Across North Dakota, the median is $796.66 at 3 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43240, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 1, 2026.

Lowest$796.66Altru Hospital
Median$796.66half pay less
Highest$796.66in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Forks, ND-MN.

median
Lowest $796.66Highest $3,226.29

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Altru Hospital lowest Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 PR EGD TRANSORAL TRANSMURAL DRAINAGE PSEUDOCYST $796.66 $1,306.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 HC EGD TRANSORAL TRANSMURAL DRAINAGE PSEUDOCYST $3,226.29 $5,289.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $796.66, median $796.66, highest $796.66.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $782.83 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This code covers an advanced upper endoscopy in which a fluid collection next to the stomach, usually after pancreatitis, is drained through the stomach wall with a stent.

What the price covers

The facility price covers the endoscopy room, equipment and recovery. The doctor, sedation and any lab exam of tissue are usually billed separately.